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Topic: Ask the next person anything :)
TimeTim
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posted May 26, 2006 12:44 AM
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Would you rather be deaf, blind or mute?
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MidnightBlue
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posted May 26, 2006 12:46 AM
Mute. I tend to come off that way around new people any way. Are you a good public speaker?
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Tante Shvester
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posted May 26, 2006 01:31 AM
What does your screen name mean? What does your screen name mean?
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MidnightBlue
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posted May 26, 2006 04:16 AM
I was flailing around for something and I thought it sounded cool.... No real meaning. What's the weirdest question anyone's ever asked you?
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Noemon
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posted May 26, 2006 09:32 AM
Do you want fries with that? May not seem strange, but I'm telling you, context is everything. What color looks the absolute worst on you?
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Kristen
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posted May 26, 2006 09:51 AM
Orange. Any shade of it. Do you 'get' postmodernism (does anyone?)?
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vonk
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posted May 26, 2006 10:45 AM
Not really. How can something be post modern? Isn't modern now? What's next, hypermodern?
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pH
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posted May 26, 2006 10:48 AM
Ultramodern! What one current fashion trend makes you cringe? -pH
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johnsonweed
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posted May 26, 2006 11:34 AM
the return of tube tops. Will Harry Potter die?
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erosomniac
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posted May 26, 2006 11:36 AM
Absolutely. How many gang members does it take to mug one scrawny dude in Pike Place Market after midnight?
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Tante Shvester
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posted May 26, 2006 11:40 AM
Just one, I suppose. Why? Are you planning to take someone down, and want to know how many of your posse you ought to invite? What size are you and what size would you like to be?
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Stephan
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posted May 26, 2006 11:46 AM
6'5", average wait for the height. I'm pretty happy the way I am. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
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The Pixiest
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posted May 26, 2006 11:55 AM
What do you mean? An african or european swallow? What is your favorite colour?
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katdog42
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posted May 26, 2006 01:49 PM
dark green Ice cream: chocolate or vanilla?
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hansenj
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posted May 26, 2006 02:34 PM
Chocolate! Dang...now I have an ice cream craving. What color is your aura today?
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Jay
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posted May 26, 2006 02:43 PM
My aura is constantly Gold and Blue. Should I go home 5 minutes after my lead leaves?
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beatnix19
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posted May 26, 2006 02:51 PM
only if you can't leave earlier. sorry... talking about toungue twisters today in class and I couldn't help myself. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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Tante Shvester
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posted May 26, 2006 02:52 PM
42 Who had your favorite Hatrack screen name?
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Noemon
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posted May 26, 2006 02:53 PM
Yes. And see if you can drive fast enough to catch up to him and pass him. If you do, honk and wave. What SF future (book or movie, either one) would you most want to live in?
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BaoQingTian
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posted May 26, 2006 02:54 PM
Orson Scott Card. Star Trek. When's the last time you ate snow?
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Noemon
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posted May 26, 2006 03:00 PM
The last snow we had before Chernobyl. What SF future would you least want to live in?
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SenojRetep
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posted May 26, 2006 03:27 PM
Beyond Thunderdome, maybe. I'd prefer super-techno paranoia to proto-techno survivalism. If you had to choose, would you prefer a political representative who made decisions based on idealism or pragmatism?
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Reticulum
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posted May 27, 2006 12:22 PM
Idealism Oops. What's the answer?
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Wendybird
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posted May 27, 2006 06:57 PM
Chicago If you were stranded on a desert island and could have only one thing with you what would it be?
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Rudolph
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posted May 27, 2006 10:12 PM
a plane what is you earliest memory?
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rollainm
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posted May 27, 2006 10:38 PM
Sticking a cake mixer in an outlet (I was about 2) What is the meaning of life?
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GaalDornick
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posted May 27, 2006 11:02 PM
Life n. pl. lives (lvz)- The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism. If you had to be trapped on an island with any person no longer alive, who would it be?
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Noemon
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posted May 27, 2006 11:14 PM
Preferably someone large, decently muscled, and only recently killed--I'm assuming that the island wouldn't have a fridge, and I'd want the meat to keep as long as possible. As long as the body fits those parameters I don't much care who it is, as long as I don't know 'em. What author would you most like to meet?
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GaalDornick
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posted May 27, 2006 11:22 PM
I forgot to mention that the person would be alive if he were on the island with you. ---- Philip K Dick or OSC. I guess OSC because I've heard that he's very interesting in person and I don't know if that's true about PKD. When you first meet someone, what's the first thing that you notice about them that gives you your first impression about them? (personality-wise)
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Tante Shvester
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posted May 27, 2006 11:41 PM
Whether their wit is quick, slow, or average. If you could pick one superhero power, which would it be?
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Noemon
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posted May 27, 2006 11:49 PM
Gaal: I was pretty pleased with myself when I came up with that misreading of your question. In answer to Tante, probably teleportation, although shapeshifting would be nice too. How long do you plan to keep that up?
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Dagonee
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posted May 27, 2006 11:52 PM
Until it falls down. What's the bestest number ever?
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Noemon
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posted May 27, 2006 11:54 PM
Eleventeen, of course. Duh. Do you really plan to go out dressed like that?
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Risuena
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posted May 28, 2006 12:10 AM
(Answer and question) Why? Do these jeans make my butt look fat?
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Tante Shvester
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posted May 28, 2006 02:08 AM
No. It's your butt fat that makes your butt look fat. Where did I leave the TV remote control?
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ketchupqueen
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posted May 28, 2006 04:26 AM
Exactly where you put it last. How am I ever going to lose those extra baby pounds if I keep eating like this?
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ClaudiaTherese
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posted May 28, 2006 05:15 AM
Ditch 'em by taking a swift corner in Chinatown and ducking down a back alley. Who knows?
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suminonA
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posted May 28, 2006 12:08 PM
I don't know, but I know someone who does. Is present (time) infinitely short in extension, or infinitely long?
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OSTY
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posted May 28, 2006 12:12 PM
I would guess infinitely long because you are always in present time. Where are you going and why?
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suminonA
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posted May 28, 2006 12:16 PM
I'm going to die because I'm mortal. Is immortality useful?
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sarcasticmuppet
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posted May 28, 2006 12:22 PM
It would help get all my reading done. What is a tick that you tend to have? (ex. Mine is that I tend to look away from people when I talk to them)
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Noemon
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posted May 28, 2006 12:26 PM
I call him Hewey, and from the degree of bloating he's experiencing, I'd say that he's just about to fall off. Why do people always ask kids what grade they're in?
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suminonA
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posted May 28, 2006 12:39 PM
I'd be able to answer that if I knew what "people" were thinking. Why?
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ketchupqueen
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posted May 28, 2006 01:58 PM
Because I'm your mother and I said so. Oh, wait. I'm not your mother. Well, I'm somebody's mother, and I said so! Isn't rhubarb pie the greatest?
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Tante Shvester
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posted May 28, 2006 02:25 PM
It's in the top 5, that's for sure! Do you think I ought to forgo the lawn mower and just get a sheep?
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Goody Scrivener
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posted May 28, 2006 02:31 PM
I don't think the State of New Jersey would appreciate that one... Have you considered a cow instead for the added benefit of the milk?
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ClaudiaTherese
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posted May 28, 2006 04:21 PM
I think the milk has bean* doing just fine without the cow. What the heck is seeping out from under the refrigerator, though? ----- *(heh, heh)
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OSTY
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posted May 28, 2006 04:26 PM
Sorry peed back there in a drunken state and the magnets that look like cookies tasted great! What is the best type of cookie?
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